Pyongyang Frees Chinese Fishermen; North Fires Two Missiles

BEIJING—Chinese fishermen seized along with their vessel by North Koreans this month have been freed, according to the boat's owner and Chinese state media, in a case that has tested ties between the Asian allies.

The boat's owner, Yu Xuejun, early on Tuesday posted a message to his account on a popular Chinese social-networking site saying he had received a phone call from the fishing trawler's captain confirming the boat had been...